Suspicious fire destroys 16 buildings
From Times Wire Reports
A huge blaze started in an empty nightclub in downtown Lawrence and spread quickly through 16 buildings, destroying homes and businesses and forcing residents to flee in their pajamas into the freezing night.
One person suffered minor injuries, authorities said.
The fire spread quickly on a stiff wind through the block that included early 1900s wood-frame buildings. Three of the buildings were being rehabilitated by Habitat for Humanity. Fire officials called the blaze suspicious.
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